The aggregate size in board lots of the most recent bid to buy a particular security.
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Black Scholes Option Pricing Model
A model used to estimate the price of an option.
Black-Scholes Model
A mathematical model used to calculate the theoretical price of an option.
Block Trade
A single purchase or sale of a stock involving 10,000 or more shares.
Blue Chip Stocks
Stocks of leading and nationally known companies that offer a record of continuous dividend payments and other strong investment qualities.
Blue Chips
Large, stabile companies.
Ask or Offer
The lowest price at which someone is willing to sell the security. When combined with the bid price information, it forms the basis of a stock quote.
Ask Price
The price you are asked to pay when you buy a stock (see ‘Bid Price’).
Ask Size
The aggregate size in board lots of the most recent ask to sell a particular security.
Asset Allocation
The process of dividing your funds among different classes of investments such as stock, bond, or real estate. You could further allocate your stock funds into value, growth, foreign, etc.